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HomeGovernment CodeDiv. 5Pt. 3Ch. 13Art. 3§ 21312 Retiree Allowance Adjustments

§ 21312 Retiree Allowance Adjustments

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§ 21312 Retiree Allowance Adjustments

Key Takeaways

  • •If you retired under a local system before a contract started, your monthly pay gets adjusted based on this law.
  • •If the contract started on or after April 1, 1973, the 'base year' for your pay adjustment is the year the contract began.
  • •If the public agency's contract ended on or after December 1, 1969, your pay gets adjusted but might be reduced.
  • •If the contract ended before December 1, 1969, your pay does not get adjusted.

Example

A person retired from a local government job in 1970. The contract for their retirement system started in 1975.

Their monthly retirement pay will be adjusted based on the rules in this law. Since the contract started in 1975, the 'base year' for calculating their pay adjustment is 1975.

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§ 21312 Retiree Allowance Adjustments

Notwithstanding Section 20481, monthly allowances payable to persons retired under a local system of a contracting agency at the time of contract shall be adjusted in accordance with this article. However, with respect to those retired persons under a contract effective on or after April 1, 1973, the “base year” shall be the year in which the contract is effective. Allowances payable for service to a public agency whose contract is terminated on or after December 1, 1969, shall be adjusted in accordance with this article subject to reduction in accordance with Section 20577. Allowances payable for service to a public agency whose contract was terminated prior to December 1, 1969, shall not be adjusted in accordance with this article. (Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 379, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 1996.)

Last verified: January 22, 2026

Key Terms

monthly allowancesbase yearcontracting agencySection 20577

Related Statutes

  • § 21311 Retirement Allowance Definitions
  • § 21313 Cost-Of-Living Adjustment Rules
  • § 21319 Retirement Allowance Increase
  • § 21322 Contracting Agency Deadline
  • § 21325 Early Retiree Allowance Increase

References

  • Official text at leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
  • California Legislature. Government Code. Section 21312.
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